COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Daredevil 159 Signature
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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1288510014
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Owner:
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RMI High Tech
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
A 9.8 WP SS Copy. A Newsstand variant.
Signed by Klaus Janson.
Currently worth 968 CGC points, the highest points available for this issue.
THE SECOND ISSUE of the FRANK MILLER era Daredevil run.
CENSUS: 107 in 9.8, 169 in 9.6 out of 760 graded copies.
50 SS copies, with only 9 copies in 9.8
prior notes...
CENSUS as of April 2023.
104 in 9.8, 158 in 9.6 out of 696 graded copies.
30 SS copies, 7 in 9.8, the highest grade as of April 2023.
Key Comments. Bullseye appearance., "Secrets of Daredevil's billy club", featurette on last page.
Art Comments. Roger McKenzie story, Frank Miller & Klaus Janson cover & art.
Published in July 1979 on a 2 month schedule.
Prior notes...
CENSUS: as of May 2016.
59 copies in 9.8, the highest grade. 4 more than last year.
92 more copies in 9.6 out of 395 graded copies.
9 SS copies. 3 graded at 9.8, most I think solo signings by Klaus Janson. I would expect a Frank Miller autograph on this issue sooner or later.
Not an exciting cover, but looks good with a yellow CGC label and a Janson signature!
There were separate Direct Issues and Newstand variants for issue number 159 and this pattern follows through the entire Daredevil Miller era run. I have been told the numbers of direct edition vs. newstand versions ranged proportionally 60-40 to 70-30 for each type, depending on the issue.
The newstand variants are much rarer in high grade, as they lived their life on a heavily fondled newstand, not in a direct edition mailer. This ratio also varies, with approximately one out of five (some issues one out of 20!) issues being graded 9.8 as the rarer newstand variant.
Newstand variants have the price in a square box next to the issue number at the top of the letter box, the direct editions have the price and issue number in a diamond shape within the letter box.
I have two DD 159’s in 9.8WP, both are the newstand variant, this one signed by Janson.
The second 40 cent issue.
I think there are some UK variants out there somewhere...
VALUE: Expect to pay $300 for a basic 9.8WP Copy, more if excellent structure ($400.00), and more again if signed ($500 and up). And a premium for the “Newstand variant”.
I have seen no sketches on any SS copy.
CREATOR DETAILS:
Cover Artists, Frank Miller.
Writer, Roger McKenzie.
Penciler, Frank Miller.
Inker, Klaus Janson.
Colorist, Glynis Wein.
Letterer, Jim Novak.
Editor, Mary Joe Duffy, Allen Milgrom.
ISSUE TITLE “Marked for Murder”.
STORY LINE:
Eric Slaughter and his men (Leach(who dies), Smitty, Stilly and Fiver try to beat the New York out of Daredevil. Daredevil survives.
Bullseye meanwhile decides to strike at Daredevil by attacking the Black Widow.
NOTES and TRIVIA:
Also note…there is no “Man Without Fear” subtitle, but there is a sub-title, “Marked for Death”, which doesn’t match the official Marvel title of this issue listed as “Marked for Murder”. Makes ya wonder what an editor is really for…maybe Frank rattled them...
Published every 2 months.
Published July 1979.
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